Services

Disaster Plan (for library collections)

The University of Toronto Libraries Disaster Plan has been developed as part of an ongoing effort to protect our collections. The plan is administered by the Bindery Section, located on the 6th floor of Robarts Library.

We respond to calls from all over the University of Toronto campus, as well as providing advice in disaster and emergency situations to the wider community. Disasters can occur in many different forms but the most common for a library is water damaged materials, either as the aftermath of a fire or because of a flood. The Bindery section staff co-ordinate the disaster recovery operation which can involve assessment, air drying, packing for freeze-drying, cleaning, mending, and rebinding the damaged materials. Other types of incidents that we respond to may include mould, insects and other damaged Library materials.